Goldener Springer 2025
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Bad Soden, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Christopher Gruebner (🇩🇪 GER, 2109).
David Dolidze (🇩🇪 GER, 1868) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mario Rutsatz (4.5) and Maximilian Steigleder (4.0). Dolidze won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ahmed Fayed (1656) beat Harald Romacker (1878), a +222-point gap.
Location
🇩🇪Bad Soden, Germany
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇪Germany×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDavid Dolidze led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R6 · LEAD HELD
David Dolidze never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
David Dolidze drew with Mario Rutsatz (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
David Dolidze won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Dolidze | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Mario Rutsatz | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Maximilian Steigleder | — | — | * | — |
| 4Christopher Gruebner | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolidze, David | 1868 | GER | +12N | +15B | +12N | =2B | +8N | +8B | 5.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 2213 | +83.6 |
| 2 | Rutsatz, Mario | 1913 | GER | =5B | +7N | +5B | =1N | =10N | +9B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2003 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Steigleder, Maximilian | 1981 | GER | =13N | +17B | F | =8B | +5N | +10B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2063 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Gruebner, Christopher | 2109 | GER | +18N | −13B | =17N | +15B | =6N | =5B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1950 | -18.8 |
| 5 | Schulze, Manfred | 1832 | GER | =2N | +6B | −2N | +9N | −3B | =4N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1912 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Lange, Martin | 1855 | GER | −7B | −5N | +16B | +18N | =4B | =11N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1830 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Meyer-Jany, Marcel | 1815 | GER | +6N | −2B | F | F | +15N | +16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2030 | +22.6 |
| 8 | Kube, Jens | 1900 | GER | =9B | =11N | +9B | =3N | −1B | −1N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1738 | -25.8 |
| 9 | Pencenat, Lucien | 1699 | GER | =8N | +14B | −8N | −5B | +12N | −2N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1777 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Ackermann, Robert | 1812 | GER | −14N | +18B | +15N | F | =2B | −3N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1897 | +11.4 |
| 11 | Fayed, Ahmed | 1656 | GER | =17N | =8B | F | −16N | +18B | =6B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1831 | +35.6 |
| 12 | Hebauf, Markus | 1636 | GER | −1B | +16N | −1B | =14N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1641 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Drill, Frank | 1937 | GER | =3B | +4N | F | — | — | — | 1.5 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2238 | +15.8 |
| 14 | Fassler, Felix | 1822 | GER | +10B | −9N | F | =12B | — | — | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1716 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Anthes, Niklas | 1889 | GER | +16B | −1N | −10B | −4N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -68.4 |
| 16 | Klikic, Drazen | 1692 | GER | −15N | −12B | −6N | +11B | F | −7N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1530 | -19.8 |
| 17 | Tempels, Ragnar | 0 | GER | =11B | −3N | =4B | F | — | — | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Romacker, Harald | 1878 | GER | −4B | −10N | F | −6B | −11N | — | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1058 | -42.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dolidze, DavidGER+83.65.5 pts · #1
- 2Fayed, AhmedGER+35.62.5 pts · #11
- 3Meyer-Jany, MarcelGER+22.63.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Anthes, NiklasGER-68.41.0 pts · #17
- 2Romacker, HaraldGER-42.20.0 pts · #18
- 3Kube, JensGER-25.82.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R5+222 Elo gap
- R2+172 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap